grub2-bios-setup - Man Page
set up a device to boot using GRUB
Synopsis
grub-bios-setup [OPTION...] DEVICE
Description
Set up images to boot from DEVICE.
You should not normally run this program directly. Use grub-install instead.
- -a, --allow-floppy
make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes.
- -b, --boot-image=FILE
use FILE as the boot image [default=boot.img]
- -c, --core-image=FILE
use FILE as the core image [default=core.img]
- -d, --directory=DIR
use GRUB files in the directory DIR [default=/boot/grub2]
- -f, --force
install even if problems are detected
- -m, --device-map=FILE
use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub2/device.map]
- --no-rs-codes
Do not apply any reed-solomon codes when embedding core.img. This option is only available on x86 BIOS targets.
- -s, --skip-fs-probe
do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE
- -v, --verbose
print verbose messages.
- -?, --help
give this help list
- --usage
give a short usage message
- -V, --version
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
DEVICE must be an OS device (e.g. /dev/sda).
Reporting Bugs
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
See Also
grub-install(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-mkrescue(1)
The full documentation for grub-bios-setup is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-bios-setup programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info grub-bios-setup
should give you access to the complete manual.